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Wenthold, Mireya Bernal-Greco – 1984
A study investigated the effectiveness of general study skill enhancement on the learning of a second language. Subjects were high school students deficient in study skills. They were enrolled in an after-school cooperative study skill tutorial program. After diagnostic screening, students completed the intensive tutorial program using selected…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, High School Students, High Schools
Download full textGirrbach, Charmaine J.; And Others – 1991
PRIDE (Providing Resources and Information Designed to Educate) is an after school tutorial project for Hispanic students, grades 7-9, attending the school district of Saginaw, Michigan. The project is intended to provide approximately 70 at-risk Hispanic junior high students with an after school center where they can go to receive help with their…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, High Risk Students, Hispanic Americans, Junior High School Students
Hagen, John W.; And Others – 1991
The learning disabilities support program at the University of Michigan was evaluated in a multiple case study with 11 students with learning disabilities (10 males and 1 female and aged 19 to 24 years). The program includes a structured format that focuses on individual needs within specific courses. It employs scaffolding and training of…
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Role, Educational Counseling, Higher Education
Bender, David S. – 1997
This study investigated the effects of a study skills course combined with or without class-specific tutoring, and whether or not faculty would be able to observe differences in behavior of high risk students as a result of student participation in the two different levels of intervention. Students (n=22) in the College Skills Development Program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Freshmen, College Students
Fashola, Olatokunbo S. – 1998
This report identifies and reviews 34 programs that have been used as after-school programs by schools or communities, including extended-day programs and some supplemental school programs that have potential for after-school use. Five categories of programs are reviewed: (1) language arts after-school programs; (2) study skills programs; (3)…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Programs, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Silva, Santiago – 1983
During fiscal year 1983, the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Pan American University (PAU) in Edinburg, Texas, which helps students from low-income migrant families attend college, served 174 freshmen selected from 200 applicants recruited from 25 high schools. CAMP provided each student with a $309 scholarship per semester, and staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Role, Counseling Services
Silva, Santiago – 1982
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Pan American University (PAU) in Edinburg, Texas, which recruits migrant students into higher education and provides quality support services (tutoring, counseling, follow-up, and financial assistance), served 202 freshmen during the 1981-82 academic year. The CAMP recruitment effort visited 34 high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Role, College Students
